Prestige Banquet and Event Center

munication with venue operator. During May-June, they are swamped with business, which is good for them…but not so good if you need answers in a timely manner. The Good: *The space is a good size, and the owner was accommodating with matching my desired color scheme. Tables were set up prior to use arriving for our set up. *Being about to build our own bar was a huge bonus. The night of the wedding, the bartender kept the drinks flowing and the guests happy. We had zero complaints about that. *We were allowed to bring our own food and cake. Also a bonus. Many venues won’t allow you to do that. * The DJ is included in the package we got. Also a nice touch seeing how a separate DJ can be quite expensive. *Location is easy to find and close to freeway access * The house decorations are nice, and for events w/o a particular theme…you don’t really need anything extra. The downsides: * As our date got closer, communication started to get a bit choppy…which as a bride…can be pretty stressful, *There was a teeny tiny window (quoted for one hour)for drop off of decorations and equipment in the morning. This made an actual sound check for the band impossible. As a result, there were issues with the sound during the band performance later in the reception. *There wasn’t a kitchen grade sink to rinse food equipment, so my maid of honor had to take dirty (cake cutting knives and catering trays) home in a box with food stuck to them. *The handicap bathroom stall in the women’s bathroom did not lock. *I knew ahead of time about the state of the “getting ready” area in the back where we line up was just a few chairs. Still would be nice to have had a cooler area to wait (back door was blazing hot, no mirror, no table, etc). * I had an very specific timeline I sent to the owner of when to play music and what to announce. They botched my procession for the wedding party by sending my children before their song started, then cued the wrong song in the middle of the wedding party. The song I had was supposed to play out until all members of the party (save ring security and flower girl had made their way down). Then, at the end of the ceremony, they started the recessional song too soon, and then didn’t let it play out till the end. They were supposed to invite couples to join the dance floor during the first dance, but waited too long, and we had to motion for them to join. After first dance, they were supposed to announce the Welcome Speech, but instead, they let everyone go line up for bar/food. When cuing the buffet line, they weren’t watching the line and just played songs into each other so the line backed up…instead of giving them space between tables. -They haphazardly called people over to the cake…and the Maid of Honor was outside and almost missed it. They started playing the music for the cake before Bride and Groom were even ready. We didn’t even have a plate to put the cake on. We felt sort of rushed to get through garter toss and cake. Aside from these issues, we had a fantastic wedding. Our guests loved it…and said it was one of the best, if not the best, weddings they had ever been to. I’d encourage brides not to book in May or June if they way a 5 star experience…and keep it simple. The more you add, the more room for error.

and attentive to our needs. We planned this venue from out of state and Matt was patient and answered every single question I had. It was like he did it all. The package deal included the venue, the food, servers, the cake, and the DJ all for under 5K!!!!!! We could not have been more pleased with their professionalism. Thank you Matt and the team. We got married July 27 and our wedding is still being talked about a month later.